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Harmful practices rob girls of their rights
Zimbabwe has ratified various international conventions and declarations on gender equality in its effort to create an enabling environment for the attainment of equity and equality between women and ...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
How Bulawayo's suburbs pay homage to Ndebele Kingdom's legacy
A SCHOOL, in essence, is an institution that provides dedicated spaces and environments for the purpose of educating students. It is a place where knowledge is imparted and learning is facilitated. Th...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's diarrhoea outbreak worsens
Bulawayo has recorded 1,200 diarrhoea cases following at outbreak of the disease in July, council officials have confirmed.The first cases of diarrhoea were recorded in the Pumula surburb and ...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suburb makes way for electricity expansion project
THE massive US$1,5 billion Hwange electricity expansion project has resulted in Ingagula suburb under ward 13 being relocated to Empumalanga area in ward six which is more than 10km away.The s...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to parcel out 3 000 stands yearly
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says it will unveil 3 000 stands annually to reduce the housing waiting list which now stands at 130 000.On Friday, BCC commissioned 114 stands in Emganwini high-de...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wedding cancelled. . . Hubby stops estranged wife's marriage to lover
WHAT was supposed to be a special day for a Bulawayo woman ended in utter shame after her secret wedding with her lover was dramatically stopped at the Bulawayo Civil Court by a man who claimed to be ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Storm blacks-out most Bulawayo suburbs
HEAVY rains that hit Bulawayo yesterday morning triggered a power outage affecting most suburbs in the city, including the region's main referral hospital, Mpilo Central Hospital.Power is expe...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo under lockdown
Bulawayo has effectively been put under lockdown after Cabinet yesterday approved that three districts that are Covid-19 hotspots be placed under localised lockdown, with security details being deploy...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
School opening delayed by 2 weeks
Cabinet has today announced that the opening of schools will be delayed by two more weeks. No new national lockdown has been decla...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 20:53hrs | | by Shelton Muchena
Raw sewage flows into Mabvuku, Tafara houses
A HEALTH hazard is looming in Harare's Tafara and Mabvuku high-density surburbs, where residents have had to contend with raw sewage flowing into their homesteads for almost a year as council fails to...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade Bulawayo suburb
RESIDENTS of Queens Park East in Bulawayo have expressed concern over the emergence of omakorokoza panning for gold on the suburbs' outskirts, saying their presence is a threat to the peace and social...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love, Dambudzo Marechera: Drawing parallels and their contribution to Zim Culture and Cultural Diplomacy
After an avalanches of tributes have already written on and about Soul Musaka aka Soul Jah Love the Zimdancehall maestro, whose untimely demise on 16 February 2021 gripped the nation with sorrow, ther...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:56hrs | 1 | by Taurai Mutoti
Man forces girlfriend to drink poison, kills self
A FORMER Midlands State University (MSU) student died after she was forced to drink poison by her boyfriend, a money changer, who then committed suicide by drinking the same poison in a fight over all...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop steals own impounded car at police station
A Bulawayo cop has been arrested and charged for stealing his vehicle that had been impounded by police for violating the lockdown regulations. Nkosilathi Nyathi of Nkulumane Surburb whose ran...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole / Shelton Muchena / Tarisai Mudahondo
Leonard Dembo's music will live on - Tendai Dembo
Born Tendai Dembo on 8 August 1987 in Harare Zimbabwe, Tendai is the second born in a family of three siblings of the late sungura musical icon Kwangwari Gwaendepi popularly known as Leonard Dembo or ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 15:30hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Democracy and philanthropism in governance and five of Africa's most rare men in politics
Democracy is a system of governance in which the people choose their leaders by voting for them in elections. ... Philanthropy is free-giving of help or money to those in need. Governance is control o...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
WATCH: Drama as woman undresses in church
There was drama at Domboremhikidzano Apostolic Church in Gweru after a woman who is suspected to be tormented by a spirit of witchcraft undressed before storming out of the church.The woman, w...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
BCC evicts Tshinga Dube
ZANU-PF Politburo member and former Zanu-PF Makokoba legislator Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube faces eviction from his council leased parliamentary offices situated in Nguboyenja high density surburbs. ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC to hold mid-day press conference over Chamisa 'kidnap'
The MDC has called a press conference for 11.30AM to talk about an incident on Saturday in which the party says armed men believed to be state security agents attempted to abduct the party leader Nels...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'kidnap' drama, Zimbabwe police refuse to comment
Mabvuku police station officers handling the attempted kidnapping case of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa refused to talk to journalists referring them to Zimbabwe Republic Police national spokesperson Assi...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 12:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru vendors face 'heavy-handed' evictions over typhoid
Midlands Provincial Affairs minister, Owen Ncube yesterday revealed that government has engaged State security instruments to effect a combined blitz with municipal cops to flush out illegal vendors i...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goodbye history, hello tomorrow!
Yesterday, former president Robert Mugabe convened a press conference at his Blue Roof mansion in Harare's leafy Borrowdale surburb. In many respects the press conference was fascinating - but at the ...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
A journalist's horror encounter with Mukupe
My horror encounter with Finance deputy minister Terrence Mukupe on Thursday May 24, will remain etched in my mind forever.Early in the day a colleague at Spot FM, Chamunorwa Murava, invited m...Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:35hrs | | by Blessed Mhlanga
Woman swept by Zambezi River while conducting rituals
A VICTORIA FALLS woman survived death by a whisker yesterday after she was swept away by the crocodile infested Zambezi River currents during cleansing rituals.According to the police Yvonne D...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Big Interview With Patson Dzamara
Tell me about Patson Dzamara the man from a village in Mutoko, how u grew up and relate with your family?I was born fouth in a family of six at All Soul...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Violent Grace surprises South African police
"Caesar's wife must not be above suspicion ", so goes the saying. But this is not the case with Zimbabwe's first family.A few weeks back it was the president' sons, Chatunga and Robert Jnr mak...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 19:58hrs | 5 | by Israel Dube
Zanu-PF officials loot $40 million youth fund dry
The Youth Development Fund has proved to be a monumental failure due to looting and fraud which came in the form of bogus projects. In the end, the economy is the biggest loser as the $40 million that...Published: 21 May 2017 at 16:19hrs | | by Veneranda Langa
State of city roads must be declared national disaster
An MDC-T senior official Tapiwa Mashakada has said the state of the roads in Zimbabwe's cities must be declared a national disaster."The state of Zimbabwe's roads in urban and rural areas must...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 18:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Emganwini man found hanging
An unidentified man was found hanging on a tree by residents of Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb in what many suspect involved foul play.Residents of Emganwini surburb got the shock of their li...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 20:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean eyes British boxing title
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwe boxing sensation Tamuka Muchapondwa will be hoping to further boost his chances of challenging for the highly coveted British welterweight title when he takes on Northern...Published: 23 Oct 2016 at 11:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Netone diesel generator polluting our homes in Harare' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Concerned Citizen
Municipal cops shoot dog and owner in Emakhandeni
A MAN from Emakhandeni in Bulawayo is lucky to be alive after he was on Friday allegedly shot by Bulawayo City Council municipal police, who were on a stray dog shooting exercise in the suburb, leavin...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 09:59hrs | | by Tatenda Gapare
Harare city awards residents 30% discount
Harare Residents Trust has said the city of Harare released a special notice in the Avondale and Mt Pleasent Surburban News paper 18-24 December 2015 ."The notice tittle:30 Percent Disco...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 06:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Musician found dead in Chiredzi
Kuligan, the other half of the popular duo Kuligan and Kalabash that rocked Zimbabwe with hits such as Pukunyu was found dead in Chiredzi on Wednesday a week after he had gone missing.The chan...Published: 16 Aug 2015 at 12:45hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zapu threaten to dislodge Zanu PF in Bulawayo
Zapu candidate for Luveve constituence in the June 10 by election in Bulawayo, Ammon Dube Nyamambi has threa threatened to surprise Zanu PF in the polls by winning.Party spokesperson Mjobi...Published: 29 May 2015 at 05:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Keep Zanu out of Bulawayo - Meet Your Candidates
LUVEVE CONSTITUENCY- AMMON DUBE NYAMAMBI Here is a modest man with many decades past him and whose contribution to the community around him speaks f...Published: 29 May 2015 at 00:34hrs | 1 | by Mjobisa Noko
Prophet Chari foresees the deaths of two popular local musicians
Thorn of Grace Ministries founder Prophet Evidence Chari has caused a stir through his heart rending prophecy in which he foresees the deaths of two popular local musicians in road accidents.P...Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents embark on road rehabilitation project
HARARE RESIDENTS of Msasa Park in Harare have mobilized resource to fix their roads saying the local authority has failed.Yesterday the residents said they have set a fund to rehabilitate ...Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Decentralize Intwasa ARTS Festival - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 02 Oct 2014 at 07:31hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Grace Mugabe whirlwind to hit Gwanda
The Grace Mugabe frenzy is set to hit Gwanda by storm soon if proposals by sections of the ZANU PF women's league in the area are anything to go by.Information leaked to Bulawayo24 by reli...Published: 15 Sep 2014 at 23:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Liquidity crunch: more people turn to opaque beer
A group of neatly dressed men in designer suits are playing pool at an open joint in Glen Norah High Density Surburb, Harare.This being a Friday, the group is killing time after a long working...Published: 02 Aug 2014 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lecturer in court for labelling Mugabe 'an impotent wife-snatcher'
A lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University yesterday appeared before a Masvingo magistrate facing charges of insulting President Mugabe.Chenjerai Pamhirwa, of house number 3392 Muchecheni Street...Published: 11 Sep 2013 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sfiso Ncwane, Ncwandeni Christ Ambassadors set for Bulawayo Gospel Show
Maybe it's a Bulawayo state of mind or sheer happenstance, but there seems to be a trend here that artists from eMzansi pull crowds with local music lovers DJ acts such as Micasa, Tira and Euphonik ha...Published: 04 Apr 2013 at 06:23hrs | | by arts reporter
'Money-spinning' Goblins, terrify family out of their home
A Zhombe man and his family have reportedly fled their home after "money-spinning" goblins he acquired from South Africa allegedly started baying for his blood.Headman Tichaona Mazonyanya conf...Published: 20 Aug 2012 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
A woman's plight: Bulawayo woman appealing for assistance to get an artificial limb
Every woman's dream is to work and provide for her children, watch her children go to school and go about her daily chores in and outside the home. Unfortunately, this is not the case anymore for Alph...Published: 09 Aug 2012 at 16:01hrs | | by Makokoba Healthcare Initiative
Allocate stands for churches says Chombo
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Hubby assaults wife for being 'on'
A WOMAN had to pay for nature's sins when her husband failed to swallow the fact that he had to miss the pleasures of the fruit of nature because of her being in "that time of the month."The m...Published: 03 Dec 2011 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
This and that with Maluphosa Maluphosa: Ngeke ngilubhade eMaxeke
Last week the Daily Sun reported about a man who suffered from paraphymosis having reported at Johannesburg (Charlotte Maxeke Hospital) and received no assistance. The 21 year old man from Voslo...Published: 18 Sep 2011 at 11:28hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
HIV positive doctor blames wife for the virus
AN HIV-positive medical doctor in South Africa's Krugersdorp surburb on the West Rand has laid charges of attempted murder against his wife.Kagiso police spokesman Warrant Officer Solly Sibiy...Published: 16 Sep 2011 at 06:08hrs | | by Sapa
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